Table tennis racket including finger support part

ABSTRACT

Provided is a table tennis racket comprising a blade, a handle, and a thumb support part at which at least a portion of a thumb contact part of a blade flat surface protrudes upward from the flat surface of the blade so as to form a protruding part.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a table tennis racket including afinger support part. More particularly, the present disclosure relatesto a table tennis racket including at least one of a thumb support part,an index finger support part, and a support part for supporting a middlefinger, a ring finger, or a little finger, thereby helping athleticperformance with a stable and strong gripping force.

BACKGROUND ART

A gripping method for a table tennis racket changes according to thetype, and a shake hand gripping method is a method of gripping a tabletennis racket like a handshake which allows a user to stably andstrongly grip the racket using the user's palms and fingers.

On the other hand, a penholder gripping method is a method of gripping atable tennis racket as if gripping a pen stand, and since the tabletennis racket is supported with almost only fingers, the shape, thesize, the weight, or the like of the racket causes a burden to the user,and thus affects athletic performance.

Even though a Chinese-type penholder racket has a similar shape to theshake hand racket, the penholder gripping method is adopted without aseparate supplementary tool, and thus there is a negative effect on theathletic performance due to a reduction in the concentration caused bythe inconvenience of gripping and psychological burden to the user.

DISCLOSURE Technical Problem

The present disclosure is directed to providing a table tennis racketincluding a finger support part which reduces slipping of a finger orshaking of the racket and compensates for difficulty in adjusting anangle of the racket so that a user grips the racket with a stable andstrong gripping force without applying an unnecessary force to a handgripping the racket.

Technical Solution

One aspect of the present disclosure provides a table tennis racketincluding a blade, a handle, and a thumb finger support part formed sothat at least a portion of a thumb contact part of a flat surface of theblade protrudes upward to be a protrusion part.

Advantageous Effects

According to the present disclosure, a table tennis racket including afinger support part can reduce slipping of a finger or shaking of theracket and compensate for difficulty in adjusting an angle of theracket, and thus a user can grip the racket with a stable and stronggripping force without applying an unnecessary force to a hand grippingthe racket.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A is a plan view of a table tennis racket including a thumbsupport part according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view of the table tennis racket includingthe thumb support part according to the embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view of the table tennis racket including thethumb support part according to the embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 2B illustrates an example of use of the table tennis racketincluding the thumb support part according to the embodiment of thepresent disclosure.

FIG. 3A is a plan view of a table tennis racket including a thumbsupport part according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the table tennis racket includingthe thumb support part according to another embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 3C is another cross-sectional view of the table tennis racketincluding the thumb support part according to another embodiment of thepresent disclosure.

FIG. 4A is a plan view of a table tennis racket including an indexfinger support part according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of the table tennis racket includingthe index finger support part according to the embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 4C is another cross-sectional view of a table tennis racketincluding an index finger support part according to another embodimentof the present disclosure.

FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the table tennis racket including theindex finger support part according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 5B illustrates an example of use of the table tennis racketincluding the index finger support part according to the embodiment ofthe present disclosure.

FIG. 6A is a plan view of a table tennis racket including an indexfinger support part and a recessed part according to still anotherembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view of the table tennis racket includingthe index finger support part and the recessed part according to stillanother embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7A is a plan view of a table tennis racket including a support partfor supporting a middle finger, a ring finger, or a little fingeraccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7B is another plan view of a table tennis racket including asupport part for supporting a middle finger, a ring finger, or a littlefinger according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7C is another plan view of the table tennis racket including thesupport part for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or thelittle finger according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7D is another plan view of the table tennis racket including thesupport part for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or thelittle finger according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7E is another plan view of the table tennis racket including thesupport part for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or thelittle finger according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7F is another plan view of the table tennis racket including thesupport part for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or thelittle finger according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a view illustrating an example of use of the table tennisracket including the support part for supporting the middle finger, thering finger, or the little finger according to another embodiment of thepresent disclosure.

FIG. 9A is a plan view of a table tennis racket including a support partfor supporting a middle finger, a ring finger, or a little finger and adesign part according to still another embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 9B is another plan view of the table tennis racket including thesupport part for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or thelittle finger and the design part according to still another embodimentof the present disclosure.

FIG. 9C is another plan view of the table tennis racket including thesupport part for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or thelittle finger and the design part according to still another embodimentof the present disclosure.

FIG. 10A illustrates a front surface of a table tennis racket includinga thumb support part, an index finger support part, and a support partfor supporting a middle finger, a ring finger, or a little fingeraccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 10B illustrates a rear surface of the table tennis racket includingthe thumb support part, the index finger support part, and the supportpart for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the littlefinger according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

BEST MODE

One aspect of the present disclosure provides a table tennis racketincluding a blade, a handle, and a thumb support part formed so that atleast a portion of a thumb contact part of a flat surface of the bladeprotrudes upward to be a protrusion part.

A groove may be formed between the protrusion part protruding from theflat surface of the blade and the handle.

Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a table tennis racketincluding a blade, a handle, and an index finger support part formed sothat at least a portion of an index finger contact part of a flatsurface of the blade protrudes upward to be a protrusion part.

An inclined surface may be formed on the protrusion part protruding fromthe flat surface of the blade.

A recessed part may be formed in the flat surface of the blade connectedto the index finger support part.

Still another aspect of the present disclosure provides a table tennisracket including a blade, a handle, and a support part for supporting amiddle finger, a ring finger, or a little finger, which is formed sothat at least a portion of a contact part for the middle finger, thering finger, or the little finger of a flat surface of the bladeprotrudes upward to be a protrusion part.

A groove may be formed in the protrusion part protruding from the flatsurface of the blade.

The support part for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, orthe little finger may be formed on a covering attached to the flatsurface of the blade.

An index finger may be supported by the support part for supporting themiddle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger.

A design part may be provided in the support part for supporting themiddle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger.

MODES OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a table tennis racket, and aChinese-type pen racket may be a Chinese-type penholder racket that is atype of a penholder racket. The Chinese pen racket has a double-sidedracket shape similar to a shake hand racket but may have a form in whicha body part of a blade to which a rubber in contact with a table tennisball is attached is relatively wide and a handle has a wide width and ashort length, which is a form obtained by combining the advantages of aJapanese-type penholder racket and the shake hand racket.

The table tennis racket includes a blade and rubber, and the bladeincludes a body having a surface which comes into contact with a balland on which the rubber is attached, and a handle, has a blade shapeaccording to the type of the table tennis racket, and is made ofmaterials, which may be used in the table tennis racket, such as wood,cork, rubber, and carbon.

In general, the table tennis racket may be classified into asingle-sided racket and a double-sided racket based on surfaces to whichcoverings as well as the rubber are attached, and classified into ashake hand racket and a penholder racket according to a gripping method,and the penholder racket may be classified into a single-sided penholderracket using only one surface, such as the Japanese-type penholder and adouble-sided penholder using both front and rear surfaces, such as theChinese-type penholder.

A shake hand gripping method is a method of gripping a racket likehandshaking and achieving a stable and strong grip using a palm andfingers, but a penholder gripping method is a method of gripping aracket as if gripping a pen stand and supporting the racket using almostonly fingers, making it possible to affect athletic performanceaccording to the shape, the size, and the weight of the racket and astate of the handle.

The Japanese-type penholder has the rubber attached to only one surface,and thus a weight burden is light. A handle part has a greatlyprotruding index finger hook, and thus the racket can be easily grippedand easily controlled through the index finger. On the other hand, sincethe Chinese-type penholder has a shape similar to the shake hand racketwith rubber attached to both surfaces and adopts a penholder grippingmethod, a burden of efficient distribution according to the weight and avolume further increases, a wide handle part is inserted between and inclose contact with the thumb and the index finger rather than stablyholding and gripping the racket using fingers, the middle finger, thering finger, or the little finger support the rear surface while aportion near the handle is pushed using the thumb and the index finger,and thus, it is difficult to control because of an uncomfortable andunstable grip together with a burden on a body such as a sliding finger,a shaking racket, and difficulty in adjusting an angle due to the shapeof the racket and the gripping method.

The table tennis may be referred to as a very sensitive and delicatesport, of which performance is affected by conditions such as a methodof gripping the racket, a weight, a volume, a posture, and an angle ofthe racket, as well as a mental state (psychological stability andconfidence) of a user.

Advantages and features of the present disclosure and a method ofachieving the advantages and the features will become apparent withreference to embodiments described below in detail together with theaccompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited tothe embodiments presented below but may be implemented in variousdifferent forms, and the present embodiments are merely provided tonotify and inform of the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in theart to which present disclosure pertains.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments in which those skilled in the art towhich the present disclosure pertains may easily implement the presentdisclosure will be described in detail. However, in description of thecontents of the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure indetail, when it is determined that a detailed description of a relatedwidely known function or configuration may make the subject matter ofthe present disclosure unclear, the detailed description will be omittedand a description will be made in detail with reference to theaccompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1A to 3C illustrate a table tennis racket including a thumbsupport part that is a first support part according to an embodiment ofthe present disclosure.

FIGS. 1A and 1B are a plan view and a cross-sectional view of the tabletennis racket including the thumb support part according to theembodiment of the present disclosure.

The table tennis racket according to the present embodiment may includea blade 110, a handle 120, and a thumb support part 130.

The thumb support part 130 may be formed so that at least a portion of athumb contact part of an upper surface of the blade 110 protrudes upwardfrom a flat surface of the blade 110.

The thumb support part 130 has a three-dimensional protrusion parthaving a predetermined width and height with respect to the flat surfaceof the blade 110, and when a thumb of a user is in contact with thethumb support part 130, the thumb support part 130 reduces the slippingof a finger or a shaking of the racket and compensates for difficultiesin adjusting an angle of the racket so that a user may grip the racketwith a stable and strong gripping force without applying an unnecessaryforce to a hand gripping the racket.

In more detail, the thumb support part 130 is formed in the thumbcontact part, and the protrusion part having a width, a height, and anangle at which the thumb support part 130 may be stably supported sothat the thumb does not slide and does not have difficulty in adjustingthe angle of the racket. Thus, as the thumb support part 130 is pushedor hung and gripped, the sliding of the thumb and the shaking of theracket are prevented, natural adjustment of the angle of the racket isperformed when a posture of the table tennis racket is switched to aforehand or a backhand, which is the biggest error of the Chinese-typepenholder, and the thumb support part 130 is directly or indirectlyinvolved in almost all of the angle change of the racket.

Further, a cut stroke may be effectively performed using an outer edgeportion of the thumb support part 130 protruding highly from the flatsurface of the blade 110.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are a perspective view and an example of use of thetable tennis racket including the thumb support part according to theembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view of the table tennis racket including thethumb support part 130.

Referring to FIG. 2A, the thumb support part 130 may have a shapeprotruding upward form the flat surface of the blade 110 from onesurface of the thumb contact part to an outer boundary of the othersurface of the thumb contact part on a side of the handle 120.

In the table tennis racket including the thumb support part 130, when asurface having a thickness that is increased by further adding the thumbsupport part 130 protruding from the flat surface of the blade 110 tothe thickness of the existing blade 110 is used, a range of a degree ofpushing the thumb support part 130 is increased, the angle can beadjusted at a wider range, and thus the racket can be easily controlled.

FIG. 2B is an example illustrating a shape in which a user uses thetable tennis racket according to the embodiment of FIG. 2A.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are a plan view and a cross-sectional view of the tabletennis racket including the thumb support part according to anotherembodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B, the thumb support part 130 includesprotrusion portions having various shapes from the flat surface of theblade 110 to have different degrees of convexity of a double-layerstructure or a multi-layer structure. Referring to FIG. 3C, the handle120 and the thumb support part 130 are spaced apart from each other tohave a groove 136, support a bottom surface or inner surface of thethumb, may be pushed using the thumb when a user performs a forehandstroke or a stroke using a rear surface (a back surface) of the racket,and thus can achieve a more stable and stronger gripping force.

FIGS. 4A to 6B illustrate a table tennis racket including an indexfinger support that is a second support part according to anotherembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are a plan view and a cross-sectional view of the tabletennis racket including the index finger support part according to theembodiment of the present disclosure.

The table tennis racket according to the present embodiment may includethe blade 110, the handle 120, and an index finger support part 140.

The index finger support part 140 may be formed so that at least aportion of an index finger contact part of the upper surface of theblade 110 protrudes upward from the flat surface of the blade 110.

The index finger support part 140 has a three-dimensional protrusionpart having a predetermined width and height with respect to the flatsurface of the blade 110, and when an index finger of a user is incontact with the index finger support part 140, the index finger supportpart 140 reduces the sliding of the finger or the shaking of the racketand compensates for difficulties in adjusting the angle of the racket sothat a user may grip the racket with a stable and strong gripping forcewithout applying an unnecessary force to the hand gripping the racket.

In little more detail, the index finger support part 140 is formed inthe index finger contact part that is relatively widened by an increasedwidth compared to a Japanese-type penholder racket so that a user maygrip the handle 120 more widely to a side surface. The protrusion parthaving a width, a height, and an angle at which the index finger may bestably supported so as not to slide or lean to a center of the handle120 is formed, and the sliding of the index finger and the shaking ofthe racket are prevented as a user pulls or catches and grips theprotrusion part. Even when a backhand technique is performed using aback surface that is a rear surface of the racket or even when thebackhand technique is performed in a backhand gripping posture of theJapanese-type penholder, that is, using a front surface of the racket,the racket can be stably supported, a strong gripping force is provided,and thus a strong rotational force and speed can be generated at amoment of impact.

Further, a burden of the index finger due to interference of the flatsurface of the blade 110 is reduced to alleviate a pain of the indexfinger and smoothly change the angle of the racket, so that a user caneasily perform attacks such as pushes as well as quickly and comfortablyrespond to an opponent's attack using the rear surface of the racket.

FIG. 4C is a cross-sectional view of the table tennis racket includingthe index finger support part according to another embodiment of thepresent disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 4C, the index finger support part 140 includes aninclined surface 146 formed on a partial surface of thethree-dimensional protrusion part having a predetermined width and apredetermined height with respect to the flat surface of the blade 110,is formed in a shape having a groove in combination with the blade 110,supports a bottom surface and a side surface of the index finger, andthus can provide a more stable and strong gripping force.

FIGS. 5A and 5B are a perspective view and an example of use of thetable tennis racket including the index finger support part according tothe embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the table tennis racket including theindex finger support part 140.

Referring to FIG. 5A, the index finger support part 140 may have a shapeprotruding upward form the flat surface of the blade 110 from onesurface of the index finger contact part to an outer boundary on theother surface of the index finger contact part on a side of the handle120.

In the table tennis racket including the index finger support part 140,since the index finger is positioned on the outer boundary of the indexfinger support part 140 protruding from the flat surface of the blade110 and having a shape of a step and a layer, the table tennis racket issupported farther from a center of the racket in a width direction withrespect to the handle 120 to prevent the index finger from leaningagainst the center of the handle 120, and thus the racket can be stablyand easily controlled due to efficient distribution according to avolume and a weight.

FIG. 5B illustrates an example of a state in which a user uses the tabletennis racket according to the embodiment of FIG. 5A.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are a plan view and a cross-sectional view of the tabletennis racket including the index finger support part and the recessedpart according to still another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 6A and 6B, a recessed part 180 may be formed in theindex finger contact part of the flat surface of the blade 110 connectedto the outer boundary of the index finger support part 140, and therecessed part 180 is obliquely curved from an upper surface to a lowersurface thereof. As the recessed part 180 is included, the racket can besupported more stably, interference caused by the flat surface of theblade 110 of the index finger contact part can be alleviated, and at thesame time, the index finger can naturally move along a curve of therecessed part 180, and the recessed part 180 can help significantly tocontrol the table tennis racket.

FIGS. 7A to 9C illustrate a table tennis racket including a support partfor supporting a middle finger, a ring finger, or a little finger thatis a third support part according to still another embodiment of thepresent disclosure.

FIGS. 7A to 7F are plan views of the table tennis racket including thesupport part for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or thelittle finger according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The table tennis racket according to the present embodiment may includea blade 110, a handle 120, and a support part 150 for supporting themiddle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger.

The support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger,or the little finger may be formed so that at least a portion of thesupport part of the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little fingerprotrudes upward from the flat surface of the blade 110.

The support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger,or the little finger has a three-dimensional protrusion part having apredetermined width and height with respect to the flat surface of theblade 110, and when at least one of a middle finger, a ring finger, or alittle finger of a user is in contact with the support part 150 forsupporting the middle finger, the ring finger or the little finger, thesupport part 150 reduces the sliding of the finger or the shaking of theracket and compensates for difficulties in adjusting the angle of theracket so that a user may grip the racket with a stable and stronggripping force without applying an unnecessary force to a hand grippingthe racket.

In little more detail, the support part 150 for supporting the middlefinger, the ring finger, or the little finger is formed in a contactpart for the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger. Theprotrusion part having a width, a height, and an angle and having astep, a layer, or a groove, at which the middle finger, the ring finger,and the little finger do not slip along or deviate from the support part150, is formed to support or allow the racket to be held and gripped bythe fingers including the middle finger of a user. Thus, a batted ballavoids interference of the middle finger to increase a probability ofhitting the center of the racket, securing such effective space createsconditions of reducing the weight and volume of the blade, and a burdenon a body can be reduced by reducing pain and deformation of the fingerscaused by excessive bending of the middle finger of a user.

Further, the support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ringfinger, or the little finger serves as a guide rail to prevent themiddle finger or the like from deviating therefrom and can allow a userto adjust a racket angle according to a position at which the middlefinger comes into contact with the protrusion part or the groove whilemoving.

Further, the support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ringfinger, or the little finger can prevent the fingers supporting theracket from slipping due to a reduction in a frictional force caused bysweat during a game.

FIG. 7A is a plan view of a table tennis racket including a support part150 for supporting a middle finger, a ring finger, or a little fingeraccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 7A, the support part 150 for supporting the middlefinger, the ring finger, or the little finger may have the form of theprotrusion part, of which at least a portion protrudes upward from theflat surface of the blade 110 in front of the handle 120 not coveredwith a rubber 115 and a groove 156 in combination of the rubber 115.

In the table tennis racket including the support part 150 for supportingthe middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger, a position ofthe finger such as the middle finger may be changed in various forms,and a user may play a game after selecting any one type that isconvenient and preferred by a user to control the racket among variousgripping types.

FIGS. 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E, and 7F are other plan views of the table tennisracket including the support part 150 for supporting the middle finger,the ring finger, or the little finger according to another embodiment ofthe present disclosure.

The support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger,or the little finger may have a groove in a protrusion part 160, ofwhich a portion protrudes upward from the flat surface of the blade 110in front of the handle 120.

Referring to FIGS. 7B, 7D, 7E, and 7F, the support part 150 forsupporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger mayhave a shape in which a portion thereof protruding from the flat surfaceof the blade 110 has a groove.

Further, referring to FIG. 7C, in the support part 150 for supportingthe middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger, a portion ofthe rubber 115 that is a covering that covers a portion of the flatsurface of the blade 110 protrudes or is recessed, and thus at least oneof a step, a layer, and a groove may be formed.

The support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger,or the little finger may protrude or be recessed in various forms suchas straight line types (see FIGS. 7A and 7B), a block type (see FIG.7D), route types (see FIGS. 7E and 7F), and a concave-convex type (seeFIG. 7C).

Meanwhile, FIG. 7E illustrates a state in which the support part 150 forsupporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger isapplied to the shake hand racket, the index finger is guided withoutslipping along a line of the third support part to support the supportpart 150 while preventing shaking, and in particular, a strong impactcan be provided by increasing a gripping force during a serve. Further,FIG. 7F illustrates a state in which the support part 150 for supportingthe middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger is applied tothe Japanese-type penholder racket, the middle finger is supported, andthus a stable and strong gripping force may be provided during a stroke.

FIG. 8 is a view illustrating an example of use of the table tennisracket including the support part for supporting the middle finger, thering finger, or the little finger according to another embodiment of thepresent disclosure.

FIGS. 9A, 9B, and 9C are plan views of a table tennis racket including asupport part for supporting a middle finger, a ring finger, or a littlefinger and a design part according to still another embodiment of thepresent disclosure.

The table tennis racket according to various embodiments of FIGS. 7A to7F may include a design part 170 for displaying various unique designson a rear surface of the racket that is a lower surface of the blade110.

Referring to FIGS. 9A, 9B, and 9C, the table tennis racket may include adesign part 170 obtained by engraving a design desired by a user in aportion of the protrusion part including the support part 150 forsupporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger.

The design part 170 is a part in which various and unique designs suchas customized designs or group logs may be engraved, and a user mayexpress individuality in the racket therethrough.

FIG. 9A illustrates a state in which the design part is applied to theChinese-type penholder racket, FIG. 9B illustrates a state in which thedesign part is applied to the shake hand racket, and FIG. 9C illustratesa state in which the design part is applied to the Japanese-typepenholder racket.

In the present embodiment, components 160 and 170 are described asprotruding parts, but in another embodiment, the components 160 or 170may be at the same level as the surface of the blade 110 withoutprotruding. That is, a two-sidedness of embossment and engravement maybe present together.

FIGS. 10A and 10B illustrates a front surface and a rear surface of thetable tennis racket including the thumb support part, the index fingersupport part, and the support part for supporting the middle finger, thering finger, or the little finger according to an embodiment of thepresent disclosure.

The table tennis racket according to the present embodiment may includethe blade 110, the handle 120, the rubber 115, the thumb support part130, the index finger support part 140, and the support part 150 forsupporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger.

The table tennis racket according to the present embodiment may includethe thumb support part 130 and the index finger support part 140 on afront surface thereof that is an upper surface of the blade 110 and mayinclude the support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ringfinger, or the little finger on a rear surface thereof that is a lowersurface of the blade 110.

In the table tennis racket according to the present embodiment, on a tipportion of the support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, thering finger, or the little finger positioned on the lower surface of theblade 110, the finger being supported by the tip portion, may bedisposed in front of tips of the thumb support part 130 and the indexfinger support part 140 on the upper surface of the blade 110.

The thumb support part 130, the index finger support part 140, and thesupport part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, orthe little finger of the table tennis racket according to the presentembodiment may include the features described in FIGS. 1A to 8 .

The table tennis racket according to the present embodiment may furtherinclude the design part 170 on the rear surface that is a lower surfaceof the blade 110.

The table tennis racket of the present disclosure may include at leastone of a first support part, a second support part, and a third supportpart that correspond to a finger support part.

The finger support part is made of a material such as wood, rubber, andcork used in a general table tennis racket or is made of any materialsuch as plastic, silicone, fiber, or carbon to have various shapes, andthus can increase a gripping feeling and a gripping force because thefinger may be supported by the finger support part.

The finger support part may be made of one or a combination of variouscomponents or materials.

The finger support part may be applied to various table tennis racketsincluding the Chinese-type penholder, the Japanese-type penholder, andthe shake hand racket.

The position, the shape, and the height of the finger support part maybe adjusted in consideration of preferences of users, a shape of a hand,a size of the hand, a gripping habit, a structure of the hand, andwhether a user is left-handed.

The finger support part is described separately from the handle 120 toprovide an understanding of the description, but when the technicalfeatures of the present invention are commercialized, the finger supportpart may be a part of the handle 120 or may be separated and spacedapart from the handle 120.

As the finger support part is included, since a user may hold and gripthe racket, anxiety about a grip can be relieved, and since an angle ofthe racket is easily adjusted, a stable and strong gripping force can beachieved without providing an unnecessary force to a hand gripping theracket. Thus, since a user can use easy, comfortable, strong, andvarious techniques while freely moving the racket, the racket will helpthe user to respond optimally according to situations without biasingvarious batted balls including a forehand stroke and a backhand strokewith psychological stability and confidence.

Hereinabove, the technical spirit of the present disclosure has beendescribed based on the Chinese-type penholder through the embodiments ofthe drawings, and the present application disclosure is technicallycharacterized in that the finger support part is provided.

The above description of the present disclosure is merely illustrative,and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains canunderstand that the present disclosure can be easily modified in otherspecific forms without changing the technical spirit or essentialfeatures of the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be understoodthat the embodiments described above are illustrative but not limitingin all aspects. For example, components described as a single type maybe implemented in a distributed manner, and likewise, componentsdescribed as a distributed manner may also be implemented in a coupledform.

The scope of the present disclosure is indicated by the appended claimsrather than the above detailed description, and all changes ormodifications derived from the meaning and scope of the appended claimsand equivalent concepts thereof should be construed as being included inthe scope of the present disclosure.

1. A table tennis racket comprising: a blade; a handle; and a fingersupport part having a thumb support part protruding upward from asurface of a thumb contact part of a flat surface of the blade toanother surface of the thumb contact part, on a side adjacent to thehandle connected to a side of the blade.
 2. The table tennis racket ofclaim 1, wherein a groove is formed between the thumb support partprotruding from the flat surface of the blade and the handle.
 3. A tabletennis racket comprising: a blade; a handle; and a finger support parthaving an index finger support part protruding upward from a surface ofan index finger contact part of a flat surface of the blade to surfaceof the index finger contact part on a side adjacent to the handleconnected to a side of the blade.
 4. The table tennis racket of claim 3,wherein an inclined surface is formed on the index finger support partpart protruding from the flat surface of the blade.
 5. The table tennisracket of claim 3, wherein a recessed part is formed in the flat surfaceof the blade connected to the index finger support part.
 6. A tabletennis racket comprising: a blade; a handle; and a finger support parthaving a support part for supporting a middle finger, a ring finger, ora little finger, protruding upward from a surface of a contact part fora middle finger, a ring finger, or a little finger of a flat surface ofthe blade to another surface of the contact part, on a front sideadjacent to the handle connected to a side of the blade.
 7. The tabletennis racket of claim 6, wherein a groove is formed in the support partprotruding from the flat surface of the blade.
 8. The table tennisracket of claim 6, wherein the support part for supporting the middlefinger, the ring finger, or the little finger is formed on a coveringattached to the flat surface of the blade.
 9. The table tennis racket ofclaim 6, wherein an index finger is supported by the support part forsupporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger. 10.The table tennis racket of claim 6, wherein a design part is provided inthe support part for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, orthe little finger.
 11. The table tennis racket of claim 6, wherein a tipportion of the support part for supporting the middle finger, the ringfinger, or the little finger is disposed in front of a tip of a thumbsupport part or an index finger support part.